Mario Machado

About

Chinese television and radio presenter who won eight Emmy Awards and was the first Chinese-American on-air television news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles.

Before Fame

He studied for two years at St. John's Military Academy when he was a child and later went to business college in Hong Kong.

Trivia

He received many awards and honors for his work including San Francisco’s Interceptor Award and the John Anson Ford Humanitarian Award in 1994.

Family Life

He married Marie Christine D'Almada Remedios and they had four children.

Associated With

He appeared as himself in the 1983 film Blue Thunder starring Roy Scheider.